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MANNING L. NIX, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

. WASHING- MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forrning partvof Letters Patent No. 612,265, dated October11, 1898.

Application filed June 12, 1897. Serial No. 640,547. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it 11i/tty concern.:

Be it known that I, MANNING L. NIX, of Oklahoma, in the county ofOklahoma and Territoryof Oklahoma, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Washing- Machines; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

The invention relates to improvements in washing-machines.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofWashingmachines and to provide a simple and eflicient one adapted tomaintain the water necessary for washing at the desired temperature andcapable of rapidly washing clothes.

The invention consists in the construction .and novel combination andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.`

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a washing-machineconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. v

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the severalfigures of the drawings.

l designates a lire-box supported by legs 2 and having its side and endwalls converging upwardly and adapted to support upon their upper edgesa boileror receptacle 3, detachably arranged within the re-box andprovided at its front edges with a horizontal supporting-flange 4,resting upon the upper edges of the walls of the fire-box. The boiler 3,which is adapted to receive the clothes to be washed, is substantiallythe 4same size as the opening at the top of the fire-box, and its sidesare vertical, so that intervening spaces are provided between its Ysidesand the walls of the fire-box.

The clothes Vare operated on by a reciprocating dasher 5, disposedtransversely of the boiler or receptacle 3, arranged within the same,and provided,withperforations- The perforated agitator', which extendsentirely across the boiler or receptacle, is secured at its upper edgeto a horizontal sliding bar 6, extending through registering slots ofthe ends of the receptacle 3 and the fire-box and connected at its frontend by plates G with an operating-lever 7. The operating-lever, which isdisposed substantially vertical,'is slotted between its ends at 7a toreceive the pin or pivot 7b, which connects the plates 6 to the lever,and the lower end of the latter is provided with an eye 8', receiving arounded portion 8 of a substantially V-shaped frame S, which is providedat its ends with laterallyextending arms Sb, arranged in eyes or loops 9of the legs 2 of the fire-box. The means for fulcruming theoperating-lever and the connection of the same to the horizontal bar 6enable the lever to oscillate freely at the expenditure of a minimumamount of labor.

The boiler or receptacle 3 is provided with a lid 9', having handles 10,and the fire-box, which is provided at its front with a door 12, has apipe 11 at one side to carry off the l smoke and the products ofcombustion. The

door l2 of the hre-box is located opposite the space formed by thesubstantially V-'shaped frame, and this space enables fuel to be readilysupplied to and ashes to be conveniently removed from the fire-box.

In operation the water is placed within the boiler and clothesintroduced on both sides of theagitator. The tire of the lire-box heatsand maintains the water at the desired temperature and the clothes areagitated by reciprocating the agitator and are thereby thoroughlywashed.

The invention has the following advantages: The Washing-machine issimple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, it is efcient andeasily operated, and it is capable of heating the water necessary forwashing without necessitating the receptacle or boiler being placed uponthe stove to accomplish such result.

What I claim is- In a washing-machine, the combination of a receptaclehaving a fire-box and provided at its front with a door communicatingwith the tire-box, legs supporting the receptacle, a reciprocating barpassing through a slot or opening of the receptacle and carrying anagitator, the substantially V-shaped frame 8 IOO lower end with an eyereceiving the rounded portion of the apex of the frame, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed this speeieationin the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

MANNING L. NIX.

Vitnesses:

JOHN R. FURLONG, J. A. FoRREsrr.

